US Congress House Bill 7521 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 34-1)
Status: Introduced on July 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), for the duration of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period, to suspend any waivers and not issue new waivers related to line speeds in meat and poultry establishments and inspection staffing requirements for such establishments. Additionally, the implementation of, and conversion to, the New Swine Slaughter Inspection System must be suspended. No funds made available to USDA during the COVID-19 emergency period shall be used to develop, propose, finalize, issue, amend, or implement any policy, regulation, directive, constituent update, or any other agency program that would increase line speeds at meat and poultry establishments. Upon termination of the COVID-19 emergency period, the Government Accountability Office shall conduct a review of actions taken by specific federal agencies, including USDA, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to determine the effectiveness of such actions in protecting animal, food, and worker safety.

Safe Line Speeds in COVID–19 Act

Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-09-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
2020-07-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-07-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-07-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2020-07-09	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7521/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7521/BILLS-116hr7521ih.pdf